Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Legal Education
Publication Date
Fall 2019
ISSN
0022-2208
Page Number
123
Keywords
wage parity, equal pay, negotiation
Disciplines
Banking and Finance Law | Law | Law and Economics
Abstract
Women lag men in wages and wealth. Women earn 81 percent as much as similarly situated men,' and they own only 32 percent of the wealth that men own. Lawyers are no different. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, female lawyers make 77 percent as much as their male peers, and according to the National Association of Women Lawyers, female equity partners make almost $1oo,ooo less each year than their male peers. Because wage gaps lead to wealth gaps, female lawyers accrue less wealth than their male counterparts.
Recommended Citation
Chris Cuthrie and Emily Lamm,
The Aid Gap, 69 Journal of Legal Education. 123
(2019)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/1623
